Trex 600E Build Videos will be here:

[Jthief]

5oo would be a good choice also

[marian206]

thanks!

[jgoodwin]

Originally Posted by Finless

No the kit does NOT come with blades and I am told Align will not be making blades.

Bob

(Vintage Bob 2006)
LOL. I think the 600D Super Pros rock. Times have changed.

Thanks for the videos.

[Finless]

Yep my videos are "locked in time" and things progress. But for the 600 they are still relevant for most the build.

Bob

[sollie]

Originally Posted by Finless

Back then I did not do flight test videos... I didn't and still don't fly that great to be trying to show people how well a heli flys!

But so you know... It's a Trex! Flies good and about the same as my Trex600 nitro only difference is it is electric. BUT knowing what I know now... 8S PERIOD... 6S is just too damn hard on packs in my opinion.

Bob

BoB, I think you fly great. Just the style I want to be able to fly when I get the hang of things. Long sweeping turns, with that cool blade sound, flips and rolls, inverted and so on.. 3d is cool to watch, in small amounts, but I'm too old for that stuff myself . . So keep it up m8, with vid’s and flight reports..

[wentzeljohan6@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by Finless

The Trewx 600 Build videos will be listed here.

NEW 01/20/2007 Shaft Drive Kit Overview.
This is not a video showing complete assembly but is an over of the system. Installation should be the same as belt drive and should be EASY following my build videos below as it is like the belt drive and tail assemblies
Trex600 Shaft Drive Overview (55 Megs)


The regular build vids are below



Check out the announcement video here:
Trex 600 announcement video

First up:

Kit Contents Overview
What's in the box!! (18 Megs)

VIDEO -> Steps 1 and 2 - Blade grips and head (18 Megs)

NOTE! The flybar supplied is now 440mm instead of 400mm as used in my video. Please be aware of this for the measurements I give for paddle distance!
VIDEO -> Step 3 - Seesaw and flybar (50 Megs)

VIDEO -> Steps 4, 5 & 6 - Head, washout, and swash plate (20 Megs)

VIDEO -> Steps 7 & 8 - Main gear and frames (25 Megs)

VIDEO -> Step 9 - Tail Drive Assembly (10 Megs)

VIDEO -> Steps 10 & 11 - Trays, Motor mount, and Control arms (20 Megs)

VIDEO -> Steps 12 - Landing Gear (9 Megs)

OK folks. At this point for ease of video purposes I am skipping steps 13 through 16 (tail and tail rotor) and going to 17 servo install and head set up. I will return to these steps near the end.

VIDEO -> Servo Install and linkage setup (44 Megs)

VIDEO -> Head and link setup (30 Megs)

VIDEO -> Installing the motor and setting the pinion (15 Megs)

VIDEO -> Installing the electronics (38 Megs)

OK I will now be going back to page 13 and doing the tail of the heli and this will include setting up the servo.

VIDEO -> Tail boom, tail case, and tail shaft (30 Megs)

VIDEO -> Tail pitch slider and tail hub (22 Megs)

VIDEO -> Boom supports and fins (22 Megs)

VIDEO -> Tail servo and gyro setup (35 Megs)

OK basically that is it! I hope you all enjoy the build vids and please feel free to give feedback!
The below vid is just some final comments nothing big. I moved the ESC to the other side of the heli due to the antenna routing as I did this build without the skids on and after placing the skids I realized it was not good to have the ESC close to the antenna.

VIDEO -> Final comments (6 Megs)

VIDEO -> How to mount the flight power 4900 to the Trex600 (19 Megs)

Well I hope you all enjoyed this as much as I did doing the vids!

Enjoy,
Bob

Can you please sent me a video how to ballance the blades of the t rex 600 nitro chopper.

[dxtarl]

Originally Posted by kgfly

This is a place to gather together the best-of-breed How-To videos, Guides and reference material. Much of the material is universal and can be applied widely regardless of which heli(s) you fly. In addition there a model-specific items for individual helis, radios, gyros etc. If your particular brand/model isn't covered, look at one of the ones that are since the majority of concepts and techniques are fairly universal and can be applied widely.

Most of the videos are from Finless (familiar to many) but some are by other talented contributors.

Basics
Ball Links 101 (20 MB)
BEC 101
Blade Balancing 101 (30 MB)
Blade Tracking 101 (35 MB)
Brushless motor and ESC 101
Canopy Trimming 101 (28 MB)
CCPM Setup Part 1 (58 MB)
CCPM Setup Part 2 (58 MB)
Dual Rates 101 (71 MB)
Exponential 101 (45 MB)
Gyro 101
Gyro Gain 101
Nitro Setup and Operation 101
Pitch and Throttle Curves 101 (58 MB)
Servo Repair 101 (30 MB)
Servo Wires 101 (41MB)
Soldering Bullet (Motor) Connectors 101 (50 MB)
Soldering Deans Connectors 101 (30 MB)
Thread Lock 101 (15 MB)


BECs
Understanding BECs and regulators (47 MB)
Comprehensive BEC database

Chargers
Bantam BC6-10 Charger and Balancer videos
Thunder Power 1010 and 210 videos
Balance charger comparisons.

Comprehensive charger database


ESCs
Align ESC setup (30 MB)
Castle Pheonix 85HV setup videos
Kontronik Jazz 80-6-18
Comprehensive ESC database


Gyros and Flybarless Systems
Align/Telebee and similar Piezo HH Gyro setup (46 MB)
Futaba 401 gyro setup (48 MB)
Futaba 401 gyro setup with DX7 (42 MB)
Futaba 611 gyro setup (35 MB)
Hitech HG-5000 (Logictech 2100T) Gyro setup videos
JR G770 Gyro overview videos (28 MB)
Logictech 6100T setup videos
Mikado V-Stabi videos
Skookum Robotics SK360 Electronic Flybar
SpartanRC DS760 setup videos
Comprehensive gyro database


Governors
Aerospire MultiGov Pro setup videos
Curtis ATG Governor setup videos (in T600Npro group)
GV-1 Governor setup videos (in T600Npro group)
Spektrum DX7 + AR7100R + Switchglow (not a video)


Radios
Spektrum DX6 setup guide for a Trex450SE (not a video)
Spektrum DX7 Setup video
Spektrum DX7 Throttle cut switch
Spektrum DX7 Dual Rates and Expo (65 MB)
Spektrum AR7100R Overview and Setup
Futaba 9Z - Programming for a heli (78 MB)
Futaba 10C
Futaba 14MZ - Hacking the MDL files
JR X9303 - Configuring Dual Rates and Expo (50 MB)


Helis
Audactity Pantera 50
Avant Aurora
Beam E4
Bergen Intrepid Gasser Build Videos
Bergen Intrepid Turbine Build Videos
Century Swift
Compass Atom 500
Compass Knight 3D Nitro
Compass 600E
Compass Odin 90
Dragonus
Dragonus II Plus
Gaui 200
Ghohbee Phazor 600e
HDX 300
HDX 450
Hurricane 550
KASAMA Srimok 90
Lepton
Logo 14
Logo 400[/COLOR]
Logo 500 3D
Logo 500/600 3D & Vstabi
MA Furion 450
MA Stratus 'Bobby Watts' Special
MSH Protos
Raptor e620 SE
Rc-Tek Diablo
Trex 250
Trex 450 Pro
Trex 450 SE
Trex 450 SE V2
Trex 450 XL/HDE
Trex 500
Trex 600
Trex 600 build and repair
Trex 600 Nitro Pro
Trex 600 Rotorworkz HFX
Trex 600 Rotorworkz "Helifreak Edition"
Trex 700
Trex 700 G-Force Clutch Block setup

References - General heli info
RC Helicopter Fun (excellent reference, buyers guide, and FAQ): http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/index.html
Electric Helicopters Beginners Guide (EHBG): http://www.swashplate.co.uk/html/ehbg.html
RADD's School of Rotary Flight: http://www.dream-models.com/eco/flying-index.html
Model helicopter theory: Model Helicopter Theory - RC Groups

Fantastic online database of batteries, becs, chargers, escs, motors, power supplies, servos etc http://www.progressiverc.com/Research.html

References - Batteries
LiPo Basics: http://www.bladebusters.com/batteryguide.html
Complete Guide to LiPoBatteries : Complete Guide to Lithium Polymer Batteries and LiPo Failure Reports - RC Groups

All about A123 cells/packs/charging: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...01&postcount=2
AWG wire guages http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
AWG to Metric conversion http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/aw...uge-d_731.html
Wire Resistance and Voltage Drop Calculator http://www.stealth316.com/2-wire-resistance.htm

References - How To guides
How to: Assorted: http://www.archeli.com.au/forums/for...e=-1&prefixid=
How to: Build an A123 pack: Is There An A123 Build Tutorial - RC Groups

How to: Change bearings on an OS 50 SX-H engine
How to: Charge LiFe (A123) packs with CCCV power supplies: How to use CCCV power supplies to charge LiFe (A123) packs - HeliFreak

How to: Convert a Computer ATX Power Supply to a Lab Power Supply: http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-a-Com...b-Power-Supply
How to: Make your own stepdown regulator for a tail servo: Make your own Stepdown regulator - HeliFreak

How to: Parallel charge LiXx packs About parallel charging of Lixx / PB packs. - RC Groups

How to: Setup a piezo gyro: http://www.natew.com/rcheli/frame_ma...H#why.behavior and http://www.x400tuning.com/aligngyro.htm
How to: Engine Tuning OS50 Engine Tuning OS50 - arcHELI V EC135

How to: Wire up battery packs: http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_lipo.html

References - Headspeed Calculators
MrMel's (excellent generic tool for LiPo and A123/LiFe): http://www.dacsa.net/heli/Calculator/default.aspx
DarkHorse (very complex modeling): http://www.dhrc.rchomepage.com/calcAdvanced.htm
Ezfly's Hurricane 550 headspeed calculator http://www.ezfly.se/hscalc.htm
Head Speed/Battery Calculator for Windows: (a good utility you can run on your PC) Head Speed/Battery Calculator for Windows - HeliFreak
North Florida BladeBusters (simple and well presented): http://www.bladebusters.com/calculator.html
ReadyHeli (standard single stage and two-stage for Hurricane550): http://www.readyheli.com/Online_Head...lator_s/81.htm

References - Free Simulators
FMS (basic graphics and physics but hundreds of models available and good enough for getting started): http://n.ethz.ch/~mmoeller/fms/index_e.html
Helisim (basic graphics, like FMS, and limited models (heli only) but much better physics): Helisim: New free simulator - HeliFreak

Heli-X (fancy graphics more like ClearView and much better physics than FMS. Demo version is free, full version is 39 euro):
http://heli-x.net/index_e.shtml

Its under blades ballance

[Twister773]

OK, so i followed the manual per install and then found these videos...my heli is pretty much complete, all servos installed etc...where at on the head should the swash be when setting up the blade pitch etc etc...now that i have everything installed and put together, im lost on setup and i have watched so many videos trying to figure it out. One video i watch on dx7 setup says to have the head setup first, and the head video i watch needs the radio to be setup...please help!

[Twister773]

I think im getting closer but still not sure if my settings are correct. gonna test some more tomorrow morning and ill report back

[j bomb]

You want your Tx to be at center stick when doing mechanical setup. Make sure all your linkages are square and the blades have 0deg. pitch.

I don't rely on the link lengths printed in the manual for setup. I usually test and adjust my linkages so that I can maximize the collective pitch range and then dial it back electronically w/ the swash mix if it's too much. IIRC, the swash should be about 17-18mm above the frames at center stick.

[helifan06]

Originally Posted by sollie

BoB, I think you fly great. Just the style I want to be able to fly when I get the hang of things. Long sweeping turns, with that cool blade sound, flips and rolls, inverted and so on.. 3d is cool to watch, in small amounts, but I'm too old for that stuff myself . . So keep it up m8, with vid’s and flight reports..

I just got my TREX600 ESP, there's a stand off for the 2 front cyclic servos that needs 2.6mm x 6 mm self tapping screws. I didn't find any 2.6mm x 6. I only found four 2.4mm x6 mm screws, so I though these are the ones. I'm wondering if I use these might be wrong? I like to build my helis right, and this is bothering me a lot.

Thanks!

helifan06;

[SteveW]

I am just starting to learn 3D flying but my 600E CF seems a bit short on power, it has the old BL600L motor. Can you tell me if the 650L motor would make a big difference and if so would I also need the Align 100 amp ESC as my one is only 75 amp.
I beleive this motor has a lower KV, so which pinion would I need with the 170T main gear.
I would like to keep to 6S but is there a better setup than the above.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.

Steve

[Skint Eastwood]

Originally Posted by SteveW

I am just starting to learn 3D flying but my 600E CF seems a bit short on power, it has the old BL600L motor. Can you tell me if the 650L motor would make a big difference and if so would I also need the Align 100 amp ESC as my one is only 75 amp.
I beleive this motor has a lower KV, so which pinion would I need with the 170T main gear.
I would like to keep to 6S but is there a better setup than the above.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.

Steve

I went with a neu 1515 2.5 y heli motor and it certainly has a lot of extra power over the stock, runs cooler and is a straight fit

[j bomb]

The Neu is a great choice, but it is quite a bit more expensive than the 650L. The 650L is a nice upgrade, though I wouldn't recommend the Align ESC, there's quite a few reports of failures w/ those lately. If you're on a budget and planning to stick w/ 6s packs, go w/ the Castle ICE 100 instead or the Kontronik Jive 100+ LV if cost is no object. If you're thinking about building a 10s or 12s setup in the future, go w/ one of the HV ESC's instead so you won't have to upgrade later.

As far as gearing the 650L, a 14T would be equivalent to the 10T on the stock motor, a 15T will give you a little more headspeed, and remember the 650L has a 6mm shaft. The Neu would use the same gearing as the stock motor.

[vetteguy]

Bob,
Great vids, they helped me w/ some of the build issues I've found with thr Trex 600.
Although I have build around 15 Nitros & Gassers now, this was my first Electric, and we can always learn something from each other. Appriciate your taking the time to do these Vids, as I am sure lots of folks can learn from them!
Thanks again,
Vetteguy

[ducati996]

Hello Bob and all other Helifreaks:

I have a new 600ESP, I have built other Helicopters (Nitro) but this is the first 600E. In order to get the Seesaw arms parallel and the Washout arms parallel I had to shorten the link rods around 3-4 mm. Usually Align meassuments are very close to what they need to be, is this normal? I notice that SHAUN ask the same questions but I could not find an answer. I do have 0 pitch at 50% and the arms are parallel.

Please let me know,

[Cloud 9]

Hi Bob,
Just built a Trex 500 using your super Build Videos.
I am just about to start a Trex 600 ESP. Do you cover this one anywhere?
Cheers,
Cloud 9.

[Finless]

I did a build video on the 600E which for the most part is like the newer 600 ESP. Some things are different as you will find but the principles are the same!

Bob

[Cloud 9]

Thanks Bob.
Your videos make such a difference.They make what appears to be a daunting task so straightforward.
Now to make a start on the 600.
Cloud 9

[Cloud 9]

600 ESP build coming along nicely but just a question:
There don't seem to be any rubber canopy spacers like on the 500.
The canopy seems to be a bit wobbly.
Is this correct?
Any advice greatly appreciated..
Cloud 9